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Coordinates: 49°13′N 84°47′W / 49.217°N 84.783°W / 49.217; -84.783
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Hornepayne
Township (single-tier)
Township of Hornepayne
Hornepayne is located in Ontario
Hornepayne
Hornepayne
Coordinates: 49°13′N 84°47′W / 49.217°N 84.783°W / 49.217; -84.783
Country Canada
Province Ontario
DistrictAlgoma
Established1915
Incorporated1927
Government
 • TypeTownship
 • MayorCheryl T. Fort
 • Federal ridingAlgoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing
 • Prov. ridingAlgoma—Manitoulin
Area
[1]
 • Land204.52 km2 (78.97 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total980
 • Density4.8/km2 (12/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal Code
P0M
Area code807
Websitewww.townshipofhornepayne.ca

Hornepayne is a township of 980 people (Canada 2016 Census) in the Algoma District of Ontario, Canada. The town was established in 1915 as Fitzback when the Canadian Northern Railway's transcontinental line was built through the area. It was renamed Hornepayne in 1920 after British financier Robert Horne-Payne.[2][3]

Demographics[edit]

Canada census – Merçi/sandbox community profile
20162011
Population980 (-6.7% from 2011)1,050 (-13.2% from 2006)
Land area204.07 km2 (78.79 sq mi)204.52 km2 (78.97 sq mi)
Population density4.8/km2 (12/sq mi)5.1/km2 (13/sq mi)
Median age42.9 (M: 43.1, F: 42.4)41.2 (M: 41.0, F: 41.5)
Private dwellings514 (total)  518 (total) 
Median household income$99,584
References: 2016[4] 2011[5] earlier[6][7]

Population:[8]

  • Population in 2011: 1,050
  • Population in 2006: 1,209
  • Population in 2001: 1,362
  • Population in 1996: 1,480
  • Population in 1991: 1,610

Mother tongue:[9]* English as first language: 78.3%

  • French as first language: 16.3%
  • English and French as first language: 0%
  • Other as first language: 5.4%

Economy[edit]

Hornepayne serves as a railway divisional point on the main Canadian National Railway line. The railway, along with the Hornepayne Lumber company (previously Haavalsrud's Timber Company), make up a large portion of Hornepayne's economy. Hunting- and fishing-related tourism in the area (particularly just north of the town in nearby Nagagamisis Provincial Park) is served by several small companies.[10][11][12]

The township of Hornepayne has been the proposed site of a low level nuclear waste storage facility. The town's community liaison group chose to withdraw from this development in the early 1990s,[13] but as of May 2010 the township is still being considered for nuclear waste management/storage.[14]

Hornepayne Lumber[edit]

In 2013, the provincial government provided financial support for the commissioning of the Becker cogeneration plant next to the mill facilities. The Canadian Biomass Magazine reported "the 10-megawatt Becker Cogeneration Plant will use sawmill wood by-products to generate electricity for the provincial power grid and produce heat for nearby sawmill and kiln operations [and will] consume 175,000 to 200,000 tonnes of sawmill wood by-products annually." [15] The plant was opened in February 2014.

In November 2015, the provincial government refused to buy sufficient power needed for the company to turn a profit. As such, both the mill and cogeneration plant were closed, laying off 146 workers.

In 2016, the idled mill and was sold to Hornepayne Lumber LP. They were reopened in January 2017.

Harte Gold[edit]


Old Shopping Centre[edit]

In

The Hallmark Centre in Hornepayne: built in 1980 and opened in 1982. It was a home to a variety of stores and businesses, a hotel, the post office, apartments, high school, town pool and gym. It was closed in 2011 as it was no longer economically viable.

Transportation[edit]

Hornepayne was served by the Hornepayne Municipal Airport and the Hornepayne railway station which is a stop for Via Rail's transcontinental train The Canadian.

The CN rail yard; the old station in the background is no longer in use and fallen in disrepair.
Passengers milling around the train at the station stop in Hornepayne.

Popular culture[edit]

  • Retired ice hockey player Mike McEwen was born in Hornepayne.
  • Retired ice hockey player Goldie Goldthorpe (who served as the inspiration for Ogie Ogilthorpe in the 1977 film Slap Shot) was born in Hornepayne.
  • Senior Vice President of Hockey Operations for NHL Kris King, was raised in Hornepayne.
  • Gordon Lightfoot's song "On the High Seas" mentions Hornepayne with the following lyric "Was it up in Hornepayne, where the trains run on time?"
  • Hornepayne was featured on an episode of Survivorman with Les Stroud and a slew of NHL hockey players.

Climate[edit]

Climate data for Hornepayne, Ontario (1971–2000)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 6.7
(44.1) 		12.8
(55.0) 		18.9
(66.0) 		28.9
(84.0) 		33.0
(91.4) 		37.2
(99.0) 		37.2
(99.0) 		34.4
(93.9) 		31.7
(89.1) 		31.7
(89.1) 		18.0
(64.4) 		12.5
(54.5) 		37.2
(99.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −13.1
(8.4) 		−9.2
(15.4) 		−2.6
(27.3) 		6.9
(44.4) 		16.4
(61.5) 		21.0
(69.8) 		24.1
(75.4) 		22.0
(71.6) 		15.3
(59.5) 		8.6
(47.5) 		0.5
(32.9) 		−8.8
(16.2) 		6.8
(44.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) −19.7
(−3.5) 		−16
(3) 		−9.2
(15.4) 		0.4
(32.7) 		8.9
(48.0) 		13.4
(56.1) 		16.4
(61.5) 		14.2
(57.6) 		8.8
(47.8) 		3.5
(38.3) 		−3.8
(25.2) 		−14.5
(5.9) 		0.2
(32.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −26.1
(−15.0) 		−22.7
(−8.9) 		−15.7
(3.7) 		−6.1
(21.0) 		1.5
(34.7) 		5.7
(42.3) 		8.6
(47.5) 		8.5
(47.3) 		2.2
(36.0) 		−1.6
(29.1) 		−8.1
(17.4) 		−20.3
(−4.5) 		−6.3
(20.7)
Record low °C (°F) −49.4
(−56.9) 		−52.2
(−62.0) 		−43.9
(−47.0) 		−37.2
(−35.0) 		−15
(5) 		−12.2
(10.0) 		−9.4
(15.1) 		−7.2
(19.0) 		−12.2
(10.0) 		−27.2
(−17.0) 		−40
(−40) 		−52.2
(−62.0) 		−52.2
(−62.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 53.4
(2.10) 		38.5
(1.52) 		38.9
(1.53) 		28.7
(1.13) 		51.4
(2.02) 		81.5
(3.21) 		65.4
(2.57) 		67.2
(2.65) 		70.3
(2.77) 		60.8
(2.39) 		49.3
(1.94) 		51.0
(2.01) 		656.4
(25.84)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 0.1
(0.00) 		1.6
(0.06) 		3.9
(0.15) 		11.1
(0.44) 		45.3
(1.78) 		81.5
(3.21) 		65.4
(2.57) 		67.2
(2.65) 		69.4
(2.73) 		48.9
(1.93) 		15.1
(0.59) 		0.9
(0.04) 		410.5
(16.16)
Average snowfall cm (inches) 53.3
(21.0) 		36.9
(14.5) 		35.0
(13.8) 		17.6
(6.9) 		6.1
(2.4) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.9
(0.4) 		12.6
(5.0) 		34.3
(13.5) 		50.1
(19.7) 		246.7
(97.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) 8.6 6.8 7.3 5.9 7.3 9.2 8.6 9.4 12.9 10.9 9.2 9.4 105.5
Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm) 0.12 0.38 1.1 2.8 6.5 9.2 8.6 9.4 12.8 8.6 2.6 0.41 62.5
Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm) 8.5 6.7 6.4 3.6 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.22 2.9 7.1 9.3 45.7
Source: Environment Canada[16]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Hornepayne census profile". 2016 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2018-04-13.
  2. ^ Roy, Patricia. "Robert Montgomery Horne-Payne". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  3. ^ Douglas, Daniel (1995). Northern Algoma : a people's history. Toronto: Dundurn Press. p. 87. ISBN 9781550022353.
  4. ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2017-04-13.
  5. ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
  6. ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  7. ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
  8. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  9. ^ Statistics Canada 2006 Census
  10. ^ http://www.noto.net/regional.cfm/code/85/tbid/7
  11. ^ http://www.pronorthoutfitters.com/
  12. ^ http://flyinfishingcamps.com/
  13. ^ http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/73397/1/j.1754-7121.1994.tb00885.x.pdf
  14. ^ http://www.nwmo.ca/uploads_managed/MediaFiles/1797_hornepayne-summaryreport.pdf
  15. ^ "Government support for Hornepayne cogeneration plant". Canadian Biomass. Retrieved 2019-03-16.
  16. ^ "Hornepayne, Ontario". Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000. Environment Canada. Retrieved 24 April 2015.

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